{"id":27375,"date":"2015-08-24T00:15:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T04:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=27375"},"modified":"2015-08-24T06:17:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T10:17:51","slug":"flawless-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/24\/flawless-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Flawless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyrics-body\">\n<div id=\"lyrics-body-text\">\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There\u2019s got to be more<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Than going back and forth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">From doing right to doing wrong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018Cause we were taught that\u2019s who we are<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Come on get in line right behind me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You along with everybody<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Thinking there\u2019s worth in what you do<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Then like a hero who takes the stage when<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We\u2019re on the edge of our seats saying it\u2019s too late<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Well let me introduce you to amazing grace<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>No matter the bumps<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>No matter the bruises<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>No matter the scars<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Still the truth is<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>The Cross has made<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>The Cross has made you flawless<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>No matter the hurt<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Or how deep the wound is<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>No matter the pain<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Still the truth is<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>The Cross has made<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>The Cross has made you flawless<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Could it possibly be<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That we simply can\u2019t believe<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That this unconditional<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Kind of love would be enough<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To take a filthy wretch like this<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And wrap him up in righteousness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But that\u2019s exactly what He did<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take a breath smile and say<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Right here right now I\u2019m ok<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Because the Cross was enough<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wjLlLPZderk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<p class=\"writers\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>MercyMe<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSongwriters: \u00a0Solomon Olds, Ben Glover, Nathan Cochran, Mike Scheuchzer, Barry Graul, Robby Shaffer, Bart Millard, David Arthur Garcia<\/p>\n<p class=\"writers\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I want to do what is good, but I don\u2019t.<br \/>\nI don\u2019t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.<br \/>\nRomans 7:19 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done,<br \/>\nso none of us can boast about it.<br \/>\nEphesians 2:9 NLT<\/p>\n<p>This song touches me in so many ways. \u00a0I can so relate to the sentiment in these words:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>There\u2019s got to be more than going back and forth from doing right to doing wrong&#8230;<\/em><\/span>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>I <em>really<\/em> struggle with this! \u00a0But, when I do what is right, I have to be careful or pride will kick in and I\u2019ll start thinking \u201cThere is worth in what you do.\u201d \u00a0I have so many flaws; it seems like an impossible tightrope to walk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The good news is we don\u2019t have to walk that tightrope at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026A man is justified and made upright by faith<br \/>\nindependent of and distinctly apart<br \/>\nfrom good deeds (works of the Law).<br \/>\nRomans 3:28 AMP<\/p>\n<p>Our works are important as they bring honor and glory to God and reflect His Presence in our lives. But they <strong>are <em>not<\/em><\/strong> what save us. We have no hope of saving ourselves through works. \u00a0We are saved by grace\u2014God\u2019s amazing grace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But if it is by grace (His unmerited favor and graciousness),<br \/>\nit is no longer conditioned on works or anything men have done.<br \/>\nOtherwise, grace would no longer be grace [it would be meaningless].<br \/>\nRomans 11:6 AMP<\/p>\n<p>The day we called His name, we were made <em><strong>flawless<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0The bumps, the bruises, the scars we had picked up along the way\u2026they are gone. <em>Thanks to the Cross<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Cross has made you <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">flawless<\/span>&#8220;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Hallelujah!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Father God, thank You for this beautiful reminder that You see us as flawless, in spite of the messes we have made. \u00a0Remind me I do not have to strive and work for salvation. \u00a0All You require is faith. \u00a0You have graciously provided our salvation through the Cross. \u00a0Thank You for providing me a way to be flawless in Your sight. \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; name I pray, Amen \u2013 it is so!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s got to be more Than going back and forth From doing right to doing wrong \u2018Cause we were taught that\u2019s who we are Come on get in line right behind me You along with everybody Thinking there\u2019s worth in what you do Then like a hero who takes the stage when We\u2019re on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[5889,8873,8865,1287,425,4844,3886,8874,8872,5980],"class_list":["post-27375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-cynda-cottrill","tag-ephesians-29","tag-flawless","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-mercyme","tag-romans-116","tag-romans-328","tag-romans-719","tag-the-cross","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-77x","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27375"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27384,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27375\/revisions\/27384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}